A former commissioner of Rural Development in Enugu State, Gab Onuzulike has been shot dead.
He was reportedly was shot dead on Friday evening.
The incident occurred at Nkpokolo Achi while the ex-commissioner was returning from a burial ceremony.
The slain former government official was also a two-term Chairman of Oji-river Local Government Council of Enugu State.
An elder brother of the politician who was with him, was also shot dead.
Meanwhile, a source disclosed that a team of security agents pursued the assailants, killed one of them and arrested a gunman.
The development has thrown residents of Oji River and its neighbouring communities into tension.
